Wesleyan is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fellowship Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesleyan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Fellowship Christian likes a good challenge.
Wesleyan's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Friday, when they got past King's Ridge Christian's usually-dominant defense. Wesleyan strolled past King's Ridge Christian with points to spare, taking the game 35-17. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Brown was his usual excellent self, throwing for 286 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards on only six carries. Wes Vail was Brown's top target, picking up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only one point in their last match, Fellowship Christian made sure to put some points up on the board against Mount Pisgah Christian last Friday. Fellowship Christian blew past Mount Pisgah Christian 41-13 at home. Considering the Paladins have won four games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wesleyan's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Fellowship Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Wesleyan against Fellowship Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 56-20 win. In that contest, Wesleyan amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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